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n. An organic compound, such as acetamide, containing the CONH2 radical.

n. A compound with a metal replacing hydrogen in ammonia, such as sodium amide, NaNH2.

n. Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides.

n. Any ionic derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a metal cation.

n. A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical.

n. A chemical compound produced by the substitution for one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia of an acid radical: as, acetamide, CH3CO.NH2, in which one hydrogen atom of ammonia, NH3, has been replaced by the acetic acid radical CH3CO.

n. any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

"Lactacystin is a cyclic amide, which is also known as a lactam."

organic compound   

amide powder    imide   

proprionamide    acetamide    peptide    acrylamide    ethanamide    propanamide   

diethylamide    carboxylate    tartrate    methoxide    imine    polyglycerol    monatomic    urea    ester    ethyl